Language and Power in Post-Colonial Schooling.

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Providing an accessible overview of the scholarly literature on language ideologies and language as social practice and resource in multilingual contexts, Language and Power in Post-Colonial Schooling uses the conceptual tools it presents to analyze classroom interaction and ethnographic observations from the day-to-day life in case study schools and explores implications of both the research literature and the analyses of students’ and teachers’ discourses and practices for language in education policy and curriculum. In conversation with novelist Aislinn Hunter. You've successfully reported this review.

Written in a compact and clear style, the book covers all the crucial issues in bilingualism at individual, group and societal levels. Sign in. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in.

The Stuff of Thought is an exhilarating work of non-fiction. Your display name should be at least 2 characters long. There are currently no items in your Shopping Cart. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Each book consists of six units addressing key skill areas - vocabulary, sentences, grammar and usage, capitalization and punctuation, composition and study skills." Language Power is a series of consumable student books that address key skills in vocabulary, sentence structure, grammar and usage, capitalization, and punctuation. Fast, FREE delivery, video streaming, music, and much more. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Language, Power and Pedagogy: Bilingual Children in the Crossfire. by Each chapter focuses on one of ten diverse settings (Andorra, Asturias, the Basque Country, Catalonia, England, Finland, France, Latvia, the Netherlands and Romania) and considers how its education system is influenced by historical, sociolinguistic and legislative and political processes and how languages are handled within the system, stressing the challenges and opportunities in each area of study. This collection will be of value to students and researchers interested in promoting educational equity and achievement for immigrant language minority students. And, with this book, he also shows just how stimulating and entertaining language can be. "Gage Language Power reinforces grammar, writing, and study skills. He also explores the emotional impact of language, from names to swear words, and shows us the full power that it can have over us. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. The analysis is based on the view that communicative practices in the classroom influence and are influenced by institutional, local and societal processes. Prime members enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping, Free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery to select areas, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, and more.

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We are currently reviewing your submission. Students and instructors will benefit from new features including: • A comprehensive glossary. Observer. For academics, graduate students, and policymakers, this volume clearly outlines the social and educational goals that can be achieved through bilingual education. Within this framework, the book shows how education in low-status languages can play a role in social and cultural transformation, especially where post-colonial contexts are concerned. *Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world? You submitted the following rating and review. We appreciate your feedback. Straightforward and realistic answers are given to a comprehensive set of frequently asked questions about bilingualism and bilingual education.

He analyses what words actually mean and how we use them, and he reveals what this can tell us about ourselves.

This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. This book calls for critical adaptations when theories of bilingual education, based on practices in the North, are applied to the countries of the global South. A delightful amalgam of cultural history and popular science, this book explores some of the most fascinating and controversial questions about language, culture and the human mind. In Through the Language Glass, acclaimed author Guy Deutscher will convince you that, contrary to the fashionable academic consensus of today, the answer to all these questions is - yes. Taking an ethnographically-based narrative on the purpose and value of bilingual education in Mozambique as a starting point, it shows how, in certain contexts, even a transitional model may strengthen the vitality of local languages and associated cultures, instead of weakening them. Arguing that what linguistic differences there are between men and women are driven by the need to construct and project personal meaning and identity, Cameron concludes that we have an urgent need to think about gender in more complex ways than the prevailing myths and stereotypes allow. A loyalty program that rewards you for your love of reading. In Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power Joseph Pieper begins building his case against sophistry by showing what Plato most deplored about the sophists of his day: their wealth (no surprise) and physical beauty and how the former is gained through the corruption of the latter as well as the manipulation of language. It concludes with a thoughtful commentary aimed at broadening our understanding of the need to provide quality immigrant language minority education within the context of globalization. • Updated international examples of policy, research and practice. • Fully revised study activities and recommended reading. It is based on cutting-edge research and policy analyses from a number of well-known experts on immigrant language minority education in the USA. A compelling and insightful read for anyone with an interest in communication, language, and the sexes. 35 new eBooks and audiobooks we’re looking for... 5 fast questions with economist Jeff Rubin. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

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Effective instruction will inevitably challenge patterns of coercive power relations in both school and society. Unable to add item to Wish List. This book explores how different European education systems manage multilingualism. Individually, the chapters offer deep insights into a specific education system and, together, the studies allow for a comparison and holistic understanding of multilingualism in European education. © 2008-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

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